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If February 2 is a sunny day in Texas and Bob casts a shadow then there will be six more weeks of winter. If it's cloudy and he doesn't cast a shadow, then spring will come early. "We don't need no mangy groundhog in Pennsylvania predicting the weather for us," founder of a Groundhog Day succession movement, T. Booth said. To add to the fanfare Animals other than Punxsutawney Phil that will try to predict end of winter on Groundhog Day Punxsutawney Phil’s long-term accuracy is only around 39%, meaning some other prognosticators have more accurate predictions. From ducks and chickens to squirrels and hedgehogs, many states have their own animal prognosticator. Each year on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, people wake up early to hear the forecast from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, but residents of places like Raleigh, Cumberland, Maryland, Staten Island, and Howell Years later, another incident occurred. During a 2014 Groundhog Day ceremony, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped the animal, who had been secretly replaced with his granddaughter Charlotte. Dave’s handler, Bob Will, wrote on the site that, as a teacher and wildlife rehabilitator, he would always bring a groundhog into his classroom for Groundhog Day. The local newspaper nicknamed the woodchuck "Dunkirk Dave." Buckeye Chuck – Marion, Ohio. Buckeye Chuck was named Ohio’s official Groundhog Day prognosticator in 1979. Groundhog Day 2024: Animals other than Punxsutawney Phil that predict end of winter Though Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil is the leading weather-predicting groundhog, the marmot's prediction skills are only about 39% accurate - opening up the gateway for a variety of other animals that can 'predict' the weather, including a hedgehog, duck, an Chattanooga Chuck. Courtesy Thom Benson/Tennessee Aquarium. Yes, folks, we have another Chuck! This famous groundhog hails from Chattanooga, Tennessee—hence, the name. Every year in February Americans celebrate a strange holiday that centers around an even stranger animal, the groundhog, and this year is no different. It’s Groundhog Day! This seemingly bizarre holiday goes all the way back to the 1800s when the first Groundhog Day was celebrated in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. It turns out that ‘Groundhog’ is more like a job title and less about literally being a Marmota monax. Alternative prognosticators can include other animals, taxidermied groundhogs, plush stuffed animals, or folks in costume (think sports mascots). Use the Groundhog Map to locate your fave alt-hog. Chuck, a groundhog at the Staten Island zoo, has a strong record for predicting the weather, per Staten Island Live. After Chuck’s predictions on Groundhog Day, the staff at the zoo follow the weather for two months and track how many days are over 40 degrees. Using this formula, Chuck is stated to be 80% accurate, according to NYC Parks. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club. Do other states have animals predicting the weather? Other Animals That Weigh In On The Forecast On Groundhog Day In determining the accuracy of Punxsutawney Phil, Noaa compared national temperatures in the six weeks after Feb. 2 over the last 10 years. WEST HARTFORD — The Children's Museum has introduced its animal sanctuary's newest furry friend — just in time for Groundhog Day. Greg Westman, the lead animal curator at the museum, said the “Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the United States since at least February 2, 1886,” the website reads. and not just with groundhogs. There are also other weather-predicting animals "The best known Groundhog Day ceremony occurs each year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania." There are other weather predicting animals in the country, including groundhogs Buckeye Chuck from Ohio, Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths and co-handler Al Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 133rd celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob Can you match up the animal to the country it is mostly found in if they had a "Groundhog Day" type ceremony to predict the end of winter/beginning of spring? By scole9179 2 Plays 2 Plays The observance of Groundhog Day in the United States first occurred in German communities in Pennsylvania, according to known records. The earliest mention of Groundhog Day is an entry on February 2, 1840, in the diary of James L. Morris of Morgantown, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, according to the book on the subject by Don Yoder. This was a Thursday is Groundhog Day — but Punxsutawney Phil certainly isn’t the only prognosticator. From cats to catfish, take a look at seven other animals who have become known as great predictors. Explore Groundhog Day's shadowy history as well as interesting facts about the custom. pronouncing the day sunny only if badgers and other small animals glimpsed their own shadows. When German
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